Improvement in washing implements



Patented May 6, 1873 inventor.

Witnesses.

AM. PHD TO-L mm GRAPH/L on M y (ossoms Fmwsss) UNITED STATES PATENTQFFIOE.

CYRUS R. GRAMM, OF BAINBRIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPRQVEMENT IN WASHING IMPLEMENTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 138,495, dated May 6,1873 application filed April 16, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CYRUS R. GRAMM, of Bainbridge, in the county ofLancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvementsin Washing Implements, of which the following is a specification:

This invention relates to that class called washing-pounders; the objectof which is to press forcibly upon the materials to be washed, so as toforce a current of air, with the heated soapsuds or water, through themeshes of the -goods, for which purpose closed cylindrical tubes affixedto a disk have been used, thus constituting distinct small cells.

The accompanying drawing clearly illustrates the construction of myconcentric cells or rings and external flange of the washer.

Figure 1 shows the concentric rings of the bell-mouth or washer; Fig. 2,a vertical section of the cells, flange, cone through the center.

It will be seen that the socket G for the handle H opens through thedisk, which disk D is otherwise closed, as is the case with severalother implements of this class used for washing; but, in place ofinserting a series of cylindrical tubes upon the disk, I form a seriesof concentric cells or rings, 1 2 3, within the outer flange A of thewasher, the inner cell 1 being like the outer flange A, lower or shorterthan the two intermediate cells 2 and 3.

I am aware that a washer with a central tube open to a valve in thehandle is used, having also a surrounding cell, which is perforated soas to communicate with the outer flange and air-tubes attached; such Ido not claim. I desire no perforations, nor valve, nor separate detachedtubes. Experience has demonstrated that the compression of the air is ofgreat importance in the process, and the suction or atmospheric pressureis readily overcome by slightly raising one side of the bell-mouth,which permits the surrounding air to have access to all the concentriccells at once, so as to be raised with perfect ease, which is not thecase when a circle of separate cylindrical tubes are used in concentricseries or otherwise arranged upon the disk; besides, other advantagesare had by the arran gement of the concentric rings forming the closedcells with the disk, as shown and described, for washing purposes, ascan readily be inferred on inspection; therefore,

WVhat I claim as my invention in a washing implement, is

A series of three or more concentric rings or cells, 1 2 3, open below,above closed by the disk D, which separates the flange A from the conictop B, the whole arranged and constructed in the manner and for thepurpose specified and shown.

Witnesses:

JNo. M. AMWEG, JACOB STAUFFER.

(l. R. GRAMM.

